Pioneer DVR-310 DVD recorder with progressive-scan playback

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding and outstanding value...
Review: I bought this unit as an open-box special at the local big-box store, but I'd pay full price for it. After having read lots of DVD-recorder reviews, I was a bit scared that I might not be able to get a unit that would record reliably, be easy to use, or be of high quality.

This recorder is not unattractive. It was easy to cable up. The front panel offer easy to use controls and the on-screen menus are fantastically easy to use. I recorded my first DVD within an hour of getting it home and it played beautifully on my Sony DVD player. Since then I've been downloading all my long-term saved TiVo recordings and have not had a bad recording episode--not one. So I strongly recommend this recorder.

Rating:
Summary: Worked right out of the box!
Review: It is extremely rare that I get a high-tech product that works out of the box like the Pioneer 310 did for me. I hooked it up to my home theater in a matter of minutes, began dubbing home videos from my collection to a DVD-R, reading the manual as I went. After copying 12 videos for a total of 90 minutes, I entered the editing process where I was able to grab snapshots for the menu and apply titles to each item. I told the player to finalize the DVD, and VOILA! My first DVD burned successfully.